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Microstock Photography Forum - General => General Stock Discussion => Topic started by: pixel8 on April 25, 2014, 18:35
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I have been wondering what the deal is with Dreamstime for a long time. All my top sellers at SS don't do much on Dreamstime and I can't even find them because I gave up after so many pages back, yet on SS they are at the top of the first page! I have all the same images on Dreamstime as SS and yet the income is about 3% in comparison to SS yet they are one of the larger agencies.
Do I need to cut down my Keywords or is Dreamstime under Reproting their sales or Should they be demoted to a lower Tier?
What are your thoughts or suspicions?
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Been thinking the same for a year. But, they seem to be coming back slightly last few months..
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I started uploading there last month and am pretty underwhelmed. We'll see how next month goes, but my time might be better spent drawing more stuff for Shutterstock than continuing to upload at DT.
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For some reason my sales have done well there this month. Lots of OD'S. But the ebb and flow is simply common and I expect to head back to the trough next month.
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My top-sellers on SS are different from my top-sellers on Dreamstime, but I think that makes sense. From what I can tell, each stock agency has a different customer base. That is also why it is so important to diversify and upload to as many sites as possible. Pictures of mine that don't sell on SS end up selling on other sites so in my opinion it is worth the time.
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For me DT is growing slowly (but surely?).
Generally the monthly sales begin after the 15th of the month, I have never understood why.
April 2014 is my BME (since last week), so I cannot lament.
My best sellers are, for the most, different than the ones on Shutterstock.
And my absolute best seller on DT is a photo having been rejected on many other sites…
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Maintaining the #2 position. Fraction of SS sales but a rpd of $3.50 this month keeps them within shouting distance.